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On January 8th, 1815, Andrew Jackson engaged the British in New Orleans. Jackson and his troops killed hundreds of British soldiers and became a war hero.
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In 1824, John Quincy Adams and Jackson ran against each other for president. The prior won, which Jackson thought was due to a corrupt bargain between Adams and Henry Clay.
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In 1828, Jackson won the US presidential election, which dissolved the Democratic-Republican party into two separate groups.
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During Jackson’s presidency (1828-1836), politics became a more ordinary activity in the country. Common people were more politically accepted, due to Jackson’s ordinary upbringing.
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During Jackson’s presidency (1828-1836), he utilized the spoils system. He fired all of Adams’ people and stuffed congress and the court full of how own supporters and friends, which was an incentive to stay loyal to him.
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In 1830, Jackson and congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which allowed him to (forcibly) move natives from their ancestral territory to reservations west of the Mississippi (Oklahoma).
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In 1832, Jackson began enforcing the Indian Removal Act, which greatly angered the Cherokee and caused them to take it to court. John Marshall agreed that they should be able to stay, but Jackson replied to the case, “John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it”.
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In 1832, there was a debate over the constitutionality of protective tariffs. The North wanted them, because they protected their industry, while the South opposed them, because it hurt their economy.
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In 1833, Jackson began campaigning to demolish the nation bank. He thought that the leaders of the bank had gained too much unjust power, which caused it to become corrupt. This caused an economic slump.
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In the winter of 1837, Jackson used military force to move the natives off of their land, which resulted in ¼ of them dying on the march to the reservations.
